Wow, sweet! So, a 5" 29er that takes knards? It must be off the hook to ride.

Nice pics. You're seriously lighting a fire under me to get out there.

Btw, I just built up my bikepacking hardtail with that low rent wheelset you built for me a few years ago. Apart from breaking the freehub, they've been great. I just bought a new rear hub and robbed it for the freehub.

Mike - If I can trouble you for one more bit of info since you have access to trying gear I can only dream of dreaming of!

Is the Revelation the best fork for Knard clearance + performance on that bike - assuming you had to buy a new fork?

Best performance is subjective, of course. Over the last ~two years I've ridden the Fox 32, WB Loop, Manitou Tower, and RS Revelation extensively. Meaning a few solid months on each. Revelation ticks my boxes better than the others when it comes to small bump sensitivity, mid-stroke support, and end stroke ramp. Easy setup, minimal maintenance, and most intuitive thru-axle system to boot.

Revelation does NOT have good clearance, however. Where I live it's not much of a concern, but you're in a different and much sloppier neck of the woods. Revelation could easily stand to lose some material (machine shop if you know someone, otherwise just dremel as I plan to when it becomes a priority) and gain needed clearance, without compromising much/any integrity.

Mikesee- I came across this thread looking for people's experiences with wide rims and 29+. Is there a reason you didn't go with Velocity dually rims at 45mm instead of the Blunt35s?
Thanks

I wanted this bike to retain some semblance of the light/nimble feel of a mountain bike. Dually's are much heavier and would/will make a bike like this into a bloated, ponderous pig. If float was the only goal, that'd be acceptable.